Lakemont is a very small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,609 people and just one neighborhood, Lakemont is the 282nd largest community in Georgia.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lakemont is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lakemont is a town of service providers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lakemont who work in food service (13.97%), sales jobs (10.52%), and maintenance occupations (8.28%).
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Lakemont has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Lakemont has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lakemont than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lakemont may be for you.
In Lakemont, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.22 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Lakemont doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Lakemont who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.56% of the adults in Lakemont have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lakemont in 2018 was $20,895, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $83,580 for a family of four. However, Lakemont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lakemont also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.01% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Lakemont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lakemont residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lakemont include German, English, British, Scots-Irish, and Scandinavian.
The most common language spoken in Lakemont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
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Raw data sources: National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey.
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Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: 2019 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2021.
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to GA* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Rabun County Elementary School
1115 E Boggs Mountain Rd Tiger, GA 30576 |
03-06 | ||
Rabun County High School
230 Wildcat Hill Dr Tiger, GA 30576 |
09-12 | ||
Rabun County Middle School
95 Wildcat Pride Way Tiger, GA 30576 |
07-08 | ||
Rabun County Primary School
801 E Boggs Mountain Rd Tiger, GA 30576 |
PK-02 | ||
* 10 is highest |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 64.7% | 60.3% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 51.3% | 55.0% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 13.4% | 5.3% |
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